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"White Female Mamdani"?

Seattle mayor Katie Wilson added a BUS LANE.

Daily Mail is pure garbage.

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[–] bright@piefed.social 119 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)
  • She likely could afford a car since she has a mayor's salary, but wisely chooses to ride the bus because of its many benefits to society
[–] AmbitiousProcess@piefed.social 31 points 4 days ago (1 children)

She likely could afford a car since she has a mayor’s salary

Definitely couldn't before though! Hence why her parents help her cover childcare expenses.

[–] bright@piefed.social 33 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Right, good article, she couldn't then but can now, yet she chooses not to in order to help the lives of regular people

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Impeach her right now! The job of government officials is to enrich themselves at everybody else's expense! Heresy!

[–] CascadianGiraffe@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If you've been to downtown Seattle you know why people don't drive there.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Traffic? The worst intersections I've seen in the country? The fact that when you get there parking for an hour often costs more than a day pass for the train and bus?

[–] NOPper@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Easy solution: just drive toward Denny & Stewart then get out of your car. By the time you're back from whatever you were doing there you may be able to move forward a bit. Free parking!

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure that's how people use the I5 in Seattle.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There is no "the I-5" north of California.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I was talking about calling it "the I-5". That's a California thing. Washingtonians and Oregonians call it "I-5".

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh I've heard both despite having never been to California, but I guess I do talk to a fair number of people who moved up here from there

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 12 hours ago

I know you have heard it. You just haven't heard it from locals.